CREATING YOUR HIGHLIGHt REEL

Variety of distribution

• – Throwing  (both overarm and underarm) 
• – Kicking (both from hands and off the ground)

Shot stopping

• – Reaction saves
• – Handling 
• – Organising after saving 
• – Organisation in general

Catching from crosses

• – Confidence in collection
• – Commanding area 

Communication 

Bravery

Attacking

• – Quality on the ball 
• – Overlapping
• – High quality crossing
• – Quality passing on the ball 
• – Good touches
• – Decisions on when to go and when to stay 

Defending

• – Successful 1v1
• – Strong tackles
• – Defensive heading
• – Defensive positioning 
• – Recoveries

Defending

• – Strong tackles
• – Defensive headers 
• – Positioning 
• – Communicating
• – Recoveries 

On the ball

• – Range of passing
• – Penetrating passing to attackers
• – Vision
• – Attacking headers
• – Travelling with the ball (when the time is right)

Defensive Midfield

• – Defending positions
• – Tackling
• – Winning the ball
• – Range of passing 
• – Forward passing 
• – Controlling the game 
• – Vision

Box to Box Midfielder 

• – Show how you can cover ground in defence and attack
• – Getting on the ball and creating opportunities 
• – Range of passing
• – Forward passes
• – Shots on goal
• – Breaking lines of the defence

Attacking Midfield

• – Creating opportunities
• – Scoring goals
• – Creating space/find space
• – Breaking the lines and playing forward passes
• – Drive with the ball
• – Body position when receiving the ball 
• – Decision making

Attacking

• – 1v1 ability to take players on and express yourself
• – Vision of passing
• – Positioning 
• – Creating chances and scoring goals
• – Being direct 
• – Not being predictable. Sometimes come inside, other times stay outside 

Defending

• – Following runners 
• – Recovery runs

• – Scoring goals
• – Hold up play with back to goal and defender pressing 
• – Bringing other players into play
• – Defending from the front
• – Working hard off the ball
• – Creating chances
• – Driving with the ball
• – Taking players on
• – Decision making – when to shoot and when to lay off